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[Q] 30cm fall makes me have no service...

Hi,
My Incredible S fell from the couch to the floor. Ever since I don't have any service. There is a small 'x' above the bars that show me how "good" my reception is.
I tried doing a hard reset but that had 0 result. When i try to find my provider manually it gives me an 'error while finding network'.
A friend advised me to use the expertise of this forum, so here I am.
Anyone with an idea?
Thanks in advance!

I forgot to mention that everything else works fine.
Model: HTC Incredible S S710e
Android-version: 2.3.3

Did you try to remove and re-insert your sim card ?
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

Yes, I did. I also tried the sim card of a friend and it had the same result.

sorry to hear about your problem
i'd check to see if your antenna pins on the back of your phone are still intact
the battery cover of the inc s is also the antenna
see here
if those little gold pins aren't making contact then your phone has no antenna.
if they're broken, you'll need a new back cover.
hope this helps
edit: does wifi work?

Thats not good, hope I don't drop mine anytime soon... I have purchased the extra insurance you can get for $7 a month. But I do hope a $500 phone can take a little more than a 30cm fall.

I've checked and everything seems to be in order. The little golden pins are intact and there is just a tiny little scratch on the cover. And I do mean tiny!
Wifi works, but my mobile network doesn't.

if your wifi works then it's probably not an antenna problem
with your sim card in, in phone type *#*#4636#*#*, this opens testing
press phone info it should show your current network and signal strength
if it shows you're not connected, or it can't see any network then i really have
no idea. :s :s

dragneyez said:
Thats not good, hope I don't drop mine anytime soon... I have purchased the extra insurance you can get for $7 a month. But I do hope a $500 phone can take a little more than a 30cm fall.
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drop an iphone 4 onto concrete from 30cm and see what happens

Unkown
Fail
False
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Those are the things that appear when i try that testnumber :'(
Thanks for trying though

They should call it HTC Incredibly Sensitive... Djeez

[Q] low signal

Have any one noticied that when you hold 4n upside down signal improves?and pls if any one has antena mods let me know.I get lots of miss calls etc.

Dude that is f***ed up. Lol wtf.
There is a mod probably 60 posts back or so. Just search this thread for "mod" it'll come up. Was more of a magiver thing really using tin foil to increase the antenna size.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S

Thanks for quick reply. I too used alu mod earlier but no help.Thats whay asked.

If you get a low signal it means your antenna is a bit messed up. It's located at the back cover of your phone. You can 1) take it off and latch it back on your phone properly. 2) send it to htc and tell them your antenna's messed up or 3) smack your phone a few times ( worked for me when my signal was low ) haha
BUT! I can be wrong tho

AYKJ said:
If you get a low signal it means your antenna is a bit messed up. It's located at the back cover of your phone. You can 1) take it off and latch it back on your phone properly. 2) send it to htc and tell them your antenna's messed up or 3) smack your phone a few times ( worked for me when my signal was low ) haha
BUT! I can be wrong tho
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I had it sent once and i bought it online so shippingcost + taxes...so thats my last resort...Alu thing worked for 2g but not for 3g sadly..Thats why im still looking for a solution..
##smack your phone a few times####well that is one option to try when im pissed abt

Is it running stock? If yes update your phone it should update the radio. If no update your radio.
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Possible design flaw with HTC one bad reception

There seems to be a problem with the design where if you hold the phone in a particular position you lose reception. This article gives an idea. I too can replicate this signal loss
Sent from my HTCONE http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/29/antennagate-plagues-htc-one-video/

were you able to replicate this? i have to squeeze mine as hard as I can and I only lose 1 bar.
Sent from my HTCONE using xda premium

So clearly the article states that minimal reception loss occurred when testing it...
So...you replicated it how exactly??
::cough:: bull**** ::cough::
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champ052005 said:
So clearly the article states that minimal reception loss occurred when testing it...
So...you replicated it how exactly??
::cough:: bull**** ::cough::
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the video said significant loss. i only lose 1 but I have to squeeze it hard. my evo 3d does the same. but who really squeezes their phone that hard.
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I'm not trying to say bad things about the HTC one I love the hell out if this phone bought it when it first came out just saying POSSIBLE problem my phone dropped from full bars to one when tried it out
Sent from my HTCONE

Nativeazn612 said:
There seems to be a problem with the design where if you hold the phone in a particular position you lose reception. This article gives an idea. I too can replicate this signal loss
Sent from my HTCONE http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/29/antennagate-plagues-htc-one-video/
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How can you replicate this? You only have a samsung.

Nice try Samsung.

.....so I guess a concern I thought that could be fixed some way is being flagged as Samsung lover.....that's nice of the community here........
Sent from my HTCONE

Yes, mine also drops from full bars to 1 bar when I hold it like that. No squeezing necessary. With a case the problem is still there but not quite as bad. Regardless, it's not enough to really have any noticeable impact

I've been told by multiple people that I've spoken to that I am "distant sounding" or "hard to hear" and I've been talking for years at home/work on my old phone without trouble. I naturally tried holding my phone with just the index finger and thumb on the edges and this has seemed to help, but I knew nothing about the ONE having problems, just a prior knowledge of antenna-gate.
Today we have this post and YouTube video and I can confirm what is being seen. More specifically though I go from -90 here inside a building with the two-finger grip and I go down to -105 when I palm it like in the video (no squeezing), as I normally hold it when talking on the phone.
(Sprint US Version)
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Update, additional info:
I was able to try with two co-worker's phones, both on Sprint. One of them an older HTC model, another from Motorola.
Both exhibit noticable signal drop from "cupping" the bottom of the phone with a grip like this.

Yeah.. I returned my One because of reception issues, mainly 4G...Voice seemed fine but 4G dropping to 3G killed this wonderful phone for me.. When my area is better saturated in LTE I will be buying the One again unless another phone is set to come out around that time.. Damn I miss that I.R. Blaster..
Sent from my Note II

Nativeazn612 said:
.....so I guess a concern I thought that could be fixed some way is being flagged as Samsung lover.....that's nice of the community here........
Sent from my HTCONE
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Calm down, we kid.

I have been unable to replicate this
Sent from my rooted unlocked rommed HTC One, on the Sprint network.

I am also noticing a drop in 3G (5 bars down to 2) when I rest my palm against the bottom left corner of the phone. (San Diego area) I do, unfortunately, hold my phone this way, so I'll have to change that habit!

mine does it too. However, my hand is rarely at that corner so I can deal with it for now

Nativeazn612 said:
There seems to be a problem with the design where if you hold the phone in a particular position you lose reception. This article gives an idea. I too can replicate this signal loss
Sent from my HTCONE http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/04/29/antennagate-plagues-htc-one-video/
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This feature is a patent owned by Apple. For the HTC One to do this would be a blatant violation.
Your link came down to this; two guys on AT&T and one guy on Sprint. Sounds like a widespread problem, eh?
Sent via my Nexus 7, Amiga 3000 or HTC EVO 3D

Extensive testing on my own showed that the signal bar up top is mostly meaningless. A single bar when gripping the phone resulted in no measurable loss in 3G speeds nor phone call quality, after repeating the test several times, compared to 5 bars. I was also able to make calls (and drop them) in the same areas as before, thus no perceived loss in range.

Zero issues cuffing it on all places

Vincent Law said:
Extensive testing on my own showed that the signal bar up top is mostly meaningless. A single bar when gripping the phone resulted in no measurable loss in 3G speeds nor phone call quality, after repeating the test several times, compared to 5 bars. I was also able to make calls (and drop them) in the same areas as before, thus no perceived loss in range.
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this thread is funny. seeing as how this is a developers site, and every is acting like users
i kid i kid.
but no, seriously... why is everyone looking at bars? forget the bars... stop being lazy and gave me your dbms!
for example, if you are at -45, and you 'apple-hold' it, and it goes to -120dbm, then we have issues. If it goes to -59dbm, then stop complaining, as many users have noted, bars mean nothing, not even in in-call quality terms. Those bars, to us... only indicate 1x signal. Remember we are using the HD Voice stuff now... which, unless I am wrong, operate on the 800mhz spectrum or something like that. not quite sure about that last part so don't quote me; im a little 'foggy atm' to be light. but certainly, bars mean nothing...
Slight update, using ##DEBUG#, in the 1x section, the signal goes from ~85dbm to ~113dm... so i guess that's bad, except for #1, it was already bad to begin with #2, big whoop its only 1X... anyway, ##INFO# isnt working so im looking for a dbm monitor as we speak. ill report back
Update:
Ok, the app is called Network Signal Info, by Kabits Software. It is really good, and free, and in the Play store. There is indeed a drop in my EHRPD connectoin (3g). It goes from ~83dbm to ~103dbm. Which is a drop of ~20dmbs. A little less drastic than the 1X drop of ~30dbm... But still may (keyword) be noticeable in certain situations, if you hold it a certain way. So, yea... It certainly happens, but I don't see it as an emergency problem, though it should be addressed by HTC at some point. This was done in my room, where reception is not the purdiest. Ill go outside.

Bars or no bars.. For me it was simple.. I didn't have 4G in areas with the One that I did with my other phone.. So it went back.
Sent from my Note II

Verizon LG G2 GPS Fix Solution

I had a problem with my LG G2 Verizon Smartphone. The GPS wouldn't lock on and didn't know which direction I would even be going ( I searched I couldn't find a solution.). I ran into this app and it works, Assisted GPS Injector. It's available in the market and it worked immediately and took care of all the issues I was having. I'm sorry if this has been posted here before, but I just wanted to make sure everybody knew becaue I tried many things to get the gps to work right and none of them worked until I used this app..

topurdue said:
I had a problem with my LG G2 Verizon Smartphone. The GPS wouldn't lock on and didn't know which direction I would even be going ( I searched I couldn't find a solution.). I ran into this app and it works, Assisted GPS Injector. It's available in the market and it worked immediately and took care of all the issues I was having. I'm sorry if this has been posted here before, but I just wanted to make sure everybody knew becaue I tried many things to get the gps to work right and none of them worked until I used this app..
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I tried a bunch of attempts at getting my GPS to fix (different roms, editing gps.conf, using various gps apps, etc), but after replacing it 3 times with VZW I got it. Some of the HW is known to crap out for GPS so if you have warranty with VZW, don't hestitate to call and swap devices.

I'll try this tommorow, been having problems with my GPS as well, it'll lock but it will be sort of erratic/not accurate and lose signal. I'm on my third replacement device so I really don't wanna have to do all that again..
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Didn't do anything for me
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Dri94 said:
Didn't do anything for me
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I have no idea if there's a difference other than ads on the pro or free. I paid the .99 for the app. It worked for me instantly. Clicked on the app then on the gps icon and away I went and it found my exact location immediately and kept locked on the entire trip. I only tried it because I read in the reviews somebody had similar issues with their lg g2 and it worked for them. I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I had downloaded A-GPS Xtra and reset all my previous gps data first. Although that didn't help my situation by itself it could of possibly helped.

On my first G2, the GPS wasn't great no matter what ROM I used, it didn't even work right out of the box. The replacement I got has been working on literally every every ROM I used. The original didn't work on any firmware release either. I tried many different apps and config files. The one I'm on now is perfect. I guess it's just bad luck sometimes I guess if still stock one can always go to Verizon about it
Sent from my LG-G2 using Tapatalk

I didn't have a choice about taking it back to Verizon. I bought it off of CL and it was probably one the original owner had replaced. So, returning it isn't an option for everybody. I tried many things that didn't work also, but this app did and it's why I shared.

I've had a similar issue on my sprint version. Doesn't make it unusable but sometimes I will magically be driving on the wrong side of the interstate or of the road backwards. I just hope that it's just a software bug
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

I bought my Verizon g2 on swappa so I am in the same boat. I don't know what this magic app does but works for me. Thanks for sharing.
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Help
incubus2 said:
I bought my Verizon g2 on swappa so I am in the same boat. I don't know what this magic app does but works for me. Thanks for sharing.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk
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Any updates how to fix this?

I have been going back and forth with Verizon and the GPS on my G2. I actually have my third replacement phone waiting for me when I get home. The last rep I spoke with said that it is a known issue that is to be fixed with an upcoming update. I would assume that update to be 4.4.2 but I haven't heard whether or not the GPS is any better in the leaked OTA. He did tell me that they have received the update from LG but it was currently being tested.

The GPS issue is actually a hardware issue. There is a springy connector on the phone that tries to keep a steady connection to the anttenae strip on the battery cover. It is on the side opposite of the SIM card.
Here is a picture from another XDA thread by JTNiggle that shows the insides of the VZW LG G2.
First picture shows the battery cover and you can see the small square copper connector for the GPS antennae on the right hand side. Second picture shows on the right side of the phone above the battery the little springy copper connector for the GPS sensor on the phone. These are the two areas I used very tiny pieces of electrical tape on to make a solid connection. This has 100% resolved my issue with GPS signals and I have been sporting this change for over a week now. I get a signal lock between 3-7 seconds depending on where I am at (inside or outside) and the days weather. I have done this on a total of 4 phones now and all four phones no longer have GPS signal lock issue. Just make sure you use a non metal tool to pop the battery cover off so it doesn't scratch up the shiny silver bezel strip.
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cckeeler said:
I have been going back and forth with Verizon and the GPS on my G2. I actually have my third replacement phone waiting for me when I get home. The last rep I spoke with said that it is a known issue that is to be fixed with an upcoming update. I would assume that update to be 4.4.2 but I haven't heard whether or not the GPS is any better in the leaked OTA. He did tell me that they have received the update from LG but it was currently being tested.
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I honestly don't think all the software updates in the world would fix this problem. It is a physical hardware issue that is causing the problem.

Ainvar said:
The GPS issue is actually a hardware issue. There is a springy connector on the phone that tries to keep a steady connection to the anttenae strip on the battery cover. It is on the side opposite of the SIM card.
First picture shows the battery cover and you can see the small square copper connector for the GPS antennae on the right hand side. Second picture shows on the right side of the phone above the battery the little springy copper connector for the GPS sensor on the phone. These are the two areas I used very tiny pieces of electrical tape on to make a solid connection. This has 100% resolved my issue with GPS signals and I have been sporting this change for over a week now. I get a signal lock between 3-7 seconds depending on where I am at (inside or outside) and the days weather. I have done this on a total of 4 phones now and all four phones no longer have GPS signal lock issue. Just make sure you use a non metal tool to pop the battery cover off so it doesn't scratch up the shiny silver bezel strip.
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This is great info! Could you clarify just a little what exactly you did with the electrical tape? Like put a tiny piece "under" the flex connector? I haven't actually taken mine apart yet so maybe this would be clearer then... Also is there a chance this would help my compass? I can't seem to get it calibrated and working.

forgiven90 said:
This is great info! Could you clarify just a little what exactly you did with the electrical tape? Like put a tiny piece "under" the flex connector? I haven't actually taken mine apart yet so maybe this would be clearer then... Also is there a chance this would help my compass? I can't seem to get it calibrated and working.
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On the phone itself there is a small copy flex like connector. If you look on the link that shows the two images for the inside of the phone and the inside of the battery cover, you will see on the phone the tiny little flex connector I am speaking about. With gentle tender care slide some electrical tape (fold it together sticky sides in) underneath the flex connector. This will help it keep a solid connection to the antennae plate on the battery cover. I have done this on 4 phones total one of them mine. All four VZW LG G2 phones had the same issue. Depending on exactly where you were at you would get a weak lock/signal when needing to use GPS on the phone. After this was done the signal is nice and strong and locks within 3-7 seconds for me (yes I have timed it). This is both indoors and outdoors. The G2 is able to lock onto GPS just like any of my other phones in the past and also the MotoX.
I haven't had to modify the GPS.conf from stock (this never worked for me anyways as it wasn't able to acquire a signal 99% of the time). GPS just now works.

Will this also fix the issue of showing that I am like 3-4 houses away, while when I was on JB it showed me I was next door(or at least in between next door and my actual location).

Ainvar said:
On the phone itself there is a small copy flex like connector. If you look on the link that shows the two images for the inside of the phone and the inside of the battery cover, you will see on the phone the tiny little flex connector I am speaking about. With gentle tender care slide some electrical tape (fold it together sticky sides in) underneath the flex connector. This will help it keep a solid connection to the antennae plate on the battery cover. I have done this on 4 phones total one of them mine. All four VZW LG G2 phones had the same issue. Depending on exactly where you were at you would get a weak lock/signal when needing to use GPS on the phone. After this was done the signal is nice and strong and locks within 3-7 seconds for me (yes I have timed it). This is both indoors and outdoors. The G2 is able to lock onto GPS just like any of my other phones in the past and also the MotoX.
I haven't had to modify the GPS.conf from stock (this never worked for me anyways as it wasn't able to acquire a signal 99% of the time). GPS just now works.
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Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:

It must be batches, my GPS is about flawless.

forgiven90 said:
Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:
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Yep was easy, I got this idea of course from seeing that image I linked in my previous post and I saw the inside of the phone.

forgiven90 said:
Well that was an easy mod! I cut a strip of black elec tape about 3/32" x 3/8" and doubled the end to make approx 3/32" of the end doubled. this left a short tab that I could use to manipulate the doubled part under the flex connector and then stick in place to secure it there (or remove later if desired). My GPS and compass are both very responsive and accurate now. I'm also using GPS Status and I've used an app called GPS Injector that I believe help but not as much as this mod. :good:
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Do you mind posting some pictures of how/where you applied the tape? Thanks!
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fsiddique said:
Do you mind posting some pictures of how/where you applied the tape? Thanks!
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I would if I could, but I have plastic/vinyl tape on the back of my phone that in not ready to remove yet
Member Ainver posted a link with pix just a few posts up.
I think when you get the back off the phone it will make more sense what has been posted here also.
Good luck
Sent from Mexico with my Cloudyflex'd VS980 4G

[FIX] Samsung Galaxy Captivate Wi-Fi Low Signal

Hello, this is the first time i write in the page and actually i just started reading it a few days ago, i want to thank all the developers and community that help new people like me in all they can, so i wanted to share my experience and i hope i can help someone too. I live in Mexico, and since i have some free time this month and i've never have an smartphone, i decided to buy a Ebay faulty one (i can't really afford a new one here, they're twice the price than USA). I have some hardware knowlege but all the android software is new for me. I bought 3 phones i found at a very low price and started to read about all the android world. 2 of the phones were this wonderful phone, the Captivate and the thrid one was the Motorola Atrix 4g.
I decided to start with the captivates, but after a few days i manage to root, unlock and update one of those to kitkat. The other was a 2.2 froyo and i worked on it 2 days more until reach the same of the other. I found that this captivate has the wifi low signal problem and an intermittent cell signal. I finally fixed both problems and here is how i did it, i hope it can help somene:
Cellphone Signal
I think this phone was used with an external antenna, because using the "needle method" on the plug, the signal was working again. I decided to make a more solid solution by soldering a very thin wire between the side terminals of the plug (left with the right). That makes the function of the needle inside the antenna plug but more trustful.
Wi-Fi Low Signal
The first captivate works great without any fixes, but the second i bought can't stay more than 5 meters away frome router or it loss all signal.
When i fixed the antenna i notice all the copper contacts on the circuit board that touch small pieces of aluminium on the inner side of the case. The aluminium has some corrotion (i bought the phone as "water damaged"). I cleaned all the contacts and the aluminium on the case but there's a contact at the left side of the camera that hardly touches the aluminium, so i used the foil paper method of other devices to improve signal on that specific point and worked great, now i can go freely in all the house with 2 to 3 bars of wifi.
I haven't test gps since i dont know how my service provider company uses it, but if anyone can and want to tell me, i would be so grateful.

Torram89 said:
Hello, this is the first time i write in the page and actually i just started reading it a few days ago, i want to thank all the developers and community that help new people like me in all they can, so i wanted to share my experience and i hope i can help someone too. I live in Mexico, and since i have some free time this month and i've never have an smartphone, i decided to buy a Ebay faulty one (i can't really afford a new one here, they're twice the price than USA). I have some hardware knowlege but all the android software is new for me. I bought 3 phones i found at a very low price and started to read about all the android world. 2 of the phones were this wonderful phone, the Captivate and the thrid one was the Motorola Atrix 4g.
I decided to start with the captivates, but after a few days i manage to root, unlock and update one of those to kitkat. The other was a 2.2 froyo and i worked on it 2 days more until reach the same of the other. I found that this captivate has the wifi low signal problem and an intermittent cell signal. I finally fixed both problems and here is how i did it, i hope it can help somene:
Cellphone Signal
I think this phone was used with an external antenna, because using the "needle method" on the plug, the signal was working again. I decided to make a more solid solution by soldering a very thin wire between the side terminals of the plug (left with the right). That makes the function of the needle inside the antenna plug but more trustful.
Wi-Fi Low Signal
The first captivate works great without any fixes, but the second i bought can't stay more than 5 meters away frome router or it loss all signal.
When i fixed the antenna i notice all the copper contacts on the circuit board that touch small pieces of aluminium on the inner side of the case. The aluminium has some corrotion (i bought the phone as "water damaged"). I cleaned all the contacts and the aluminium on the case but there's a contact at the left side of the camera that hardly touches the aluminium, so i used the foil paper method of other devices to improve signal on that specific point and worked great, now i can go freely in all the house with 2 to 3 bars of wifi.
I haven't test gps since i dont know how my service provider company uses it, but if anyone can and want to tell me, i would be so grateful.
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Que tal Amigo!
just want to say thanks for for the tips just goes to show how big this great Community has grown and how all the levels of intelect expand the globe to make android OS the number one. ill be trying the WIFI signal and im getting one bar at a 8 meter distance from the modem. and whne i run the hotspot of my phone i have to put it basicaly on top of my Lap for it to get a signal.